Reich Kupplungen MMS-T W Series, Operating Instructions Manual

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Contents
Notes on the supplementary manual and the manufacturer..................... 5
Keeping the instructions available............................................................... 5
Target group of these operating instructions................................................ 5
Copyright ................................................................................................ 6
Related documents .................................................................................. 6
Structural features of these operating instructions ........................................ 6
Warranty and liability ................................................................................. 7
Manufact urer's address ............................................................................ 7
Documentation officer............................................................................... 7
Safety..................................................................................................... 8
Proper use............................................................................................... 8
Duties of the owner .................................................................................. 9
Duties of the personnel ........................................................................... 10
Personnel qualifications........................................................................... 10
Prohibition of unauthorised conversions .................................................... 10
Personal protective equipment................................................................. 10
Note regarding residual dangers .............................................................. 11
Basic safety instructions.......................................................................... 11
Danger to life due to rupturing of the coupling .................................. 11
Danger to life due to improper transportation and handling of the
coupling ....................................................................................... 12
Avoiding risks of injury due to entanglement ..................................... 12
Avoiding risks of burns from hot surfaces ........................................ 12
Avoiding risks of poisoning............................................................. 12
Structural features of warning notices ....................................................... 13
Structural features of notices referring to property damage ......................... 13
Warning and instruction labels ................................................................. 14
Description........................................................................................... 15
Overview of type MMS-T…W (with taper bush).......................................... 16
Components.......................................................................................... 17
Coupling hubs .............................................................................. 17
Taper bush................................................................................... 17
Flexible elements (toothed ring, saddle elements) ............................. 18
Retaining cap ............................................................................... 19
Operating conditions............................................................................... 19
Nameplate............................................................................................. 19
Unpacking and checking the scope of delivery ..................................... 20
Unpacking ............................................................................................. 20
Checking the supply ............................................................................... 20
Reporting and documenting transport damage.......................................... 20
Disposing of packaging material............................................................... 20
Transporting the coupling..................................................................... 21
Transporting the coupling hub with flexible elements and retaining cap in
the pre-assembled condition ................................................................... 22
Transportation of coupling hub ................................................................ 22
Transportation of taper bush.................................................................... 23
Storing the coupling ............................................................................. 24
Mounting the coupling.......................................................................... 25
Lifting loads during assembly................................................................... 25
Preparing for assembly ........................................................................... 25